LEADER 03283nam 2200541 a 450 001 9910626110903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-26776-4 010 $a9786613267764 010 $a1-84593-840-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000120539 035 $a(EBL)772207 035 $a(OCoLC)753480514 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000536586 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12185974 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000536586 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10550696 035 $a(PQKB)10208332 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC772207 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000120539 100 $a20110118d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFarm business management $eanalysis of farming systems /$fPeter L. Nuthall 210 $aWallingford, Oxfordshire, U.K. ;$aCambridge, Mass. $cCAB International$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (463 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84593-839-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; The Author; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The Environment Under Which Farming Systems Exist; 3 Decisions Under Non-certainty - Probability, Methods and Models; 4 Cost-Benefit Analysis - Recognizing Input-Output Timing; 5 More on Decision Making and Utility (Objectives); 6 Farm Surveys - Uses, Procedures and Methods; 7 Improving Farming Systems Using Survey Data; and Information Systems; 8 Constructing Improved Systems; 9 Methods and Models of Income Variability Reducing Techniques; 10 Budgeting - The Simplest Form of Farm Systems Analysis 327 $a11 Linear Programming - The Farm Model and Finding an Optimal Solution12 Linear Programming - Using the Solution and Creating Realistic Farm Models; 13 Dynamic Programming; 14 Systems Simulation; 15 The Structure and Analysis of Specific Part-Farm Problems; 16 Concluding Comments - Review and Summary; Appendix 1: A Synopsis of Production Economics; Appendix 2: Example of the Output From an Individual Farm 'End of Year' Analysis; Appendix 3: Solving Linear Programming Problems; Appendix 4: An Example of a Schematic LP Matrix for a Simple Lamb-Producing Farm; Index 330 $aThe third and final instalment of Peter Nuthall's ""Farm Business Management"" series, this volume teaches the practical skills needed to manage a farm, such as risk analysis, budgeting, cost benefit analyses and much more. The key characteristic of this book is its ability to simplify the complex subject of business management into a clear, accessible volume tailored to the topic of farming, by using engaging techniques such as worked examples to fully explain the complex decision making tools necessary for this discipline. 606 $aFarm management$xDecision making 606 $aAgricultural systems$xMathematical models 615 0$aFarm management$xDecision making. 615 0$aAgricultural systems$xMathematical models. 676 $a630.68 700 $aNuthall$b P. L$g(Peter Leslie)$0930273 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910626110903321 996 $aFarm business management$92092544 997 $aUNINA